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(No Model.) A. C. DE BARBARAN.

PERMANENT WAY 0F RAILROADS.

Patented Oct. 26, 1886( N, PETER; Pmwmnngmphar. wnmingwn. mc,

UNITED 'STATES PATENT EEICE ALBERT CONTI DE BARBARAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PERMANENT WAY OF RAILROADS.

SPECIFICATION farming parc of Letters Patent No. 351,693, dated October26, 1886.

Application filed February 2T, 1896. Serial No. 193,407. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT CONTI DE BAR- BARAN, a subject of the King ofItaly, at present residing in the city, county, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Permanent fays ofRailroads, ot' which the vfollowing is a speciy.

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Myinvention relates to improvements in the permanent way of railroads,and it has for its object the obtaining and maintaining acontinnouseven-running surface for tliewheels of the rolling-`stock at thesectional joints of the rails forming the permanent way.

According to the ordinary mode of constructing and applyingrailroadrails for the foundation of a track, a space is left betweeneach length or section of rail and the next, to allow of the expansionof the 'said rails and their consequent elongation, as well as also toacl' commodate their inclination to creep or shift in contravention tothe thrust of the locomotivewheels. The spaces thus left between theends of adjoining rails, though small in extent when the road is firstlaid with new rails, soon become enlarged by the hammering of the tiresof the wheels ot' the locomotives and rolling stock passing over thesame, and as a consequence a considerable jolt is imparted to thepassing train at each j unctnre of the rails, which is not onlydetrimental to the permanent way and rolling-stock, but is alsounpleasant to passengers and injurious to many kinds of freight.

eut away or formed to allow of the interposition of a bearing-piece,either formed of a separate portion ot' rail, bolted or otherwiseconnected to the two ends of the adjacent rails; or, if preferred, thesaid surface may be formed on the ends of and be portions of theadjoining rails, the said pieces forming a continuous bearing, bridgingover the space between the ends The object of my invention is to remedytheseVV ofthe heads ofthe rails. rl`he ends of the subsidiarybridgingfpieces, or their equivalents, are also slightly .depressed orcutaway at their ends, and they are provided with bridging pieces formedbythe rails themselves, or oth` erwise, to t'orm a continuousbearingsurface. By the application of my invention to the constructionof the permanent way of railroads the necessity for the use offishplates K,is avoided. l

The accompanying drawings form part of this specification and illustratewhat I con-V sider the best means of carrying my invention into effect.

Figure lis a side view, and Fig. 2 a plan of portions of two sections ofrail constructed and applied according to my invention. Fig. 3 is acrosssection on the line zz, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan View, and Fig. 5 a sideview of a slight modification.

In each ot' the views similar letters of reference are employed toindicate corresponding parts wherever they occur. D

A A represent portions of two adjoining rails, the bearing-surfacesofthe heads A2 of which, `at each end, are cut away or inclined from thepoints l to the points 2, so as to` form depressions O in the rails atthe. joints and prevent the tires ofthe wheels passing over such ends,coming in contact therewith or falling "into the vspace between thesame, the tire at this point being supported by a bearing-surface, b,forming (according to the arrangement shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3) partof a separate piece, B, which is recessed into the side of the ends ofthe rails A A', as shown clearly by Figs. l and 2. The piece B forms notonlya bridge over the space G,between they ends ot' the rails A A', butalso takes the place of a fish-plate. The piece B is connected to therails A A by bolts E and nuts' E', or v,by other suitable means. At eachof its ends the piece B is cnt away or inclined at b from the point 3 tothe point 4 in a similar manner to that in which the ends of the rails AA are eut away or inclined at C from the points 1 to the points 2.

The cut-away portions 3 4E of the piece B and Vthe space C are bridged,as shown by Figs. 1

and 2, by a portion of the bearing-surfaces of the rails A A. Part ofthe bearing-surfaces of the rails A A', in a line with the piece B,

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is cut away or inclined at 0* from the points 1o the points 6, theobject of this cutting away or inclination at all junctures being toprevent the tires ofthe wheels striking on any end pieces or sinkinginto any recess, and consequently producing a hammering action, owing tothe irregularity of the road.

At Figs. I and 5 I have shown a slight modification in the constructionot' my improved permanent way. In these views the part B is dispensedwith, and the bridging ot' the joints ot' the rails A A is effected bycutting away the ends of the rails in the forni of a splice, as shown byFig. 4, and bolting or otherwise securing the same securely together, asshown. The ends of the rails A A at x .t are cut away or inclined, asshown, from the points l to thc points 2, and the juncture is bridged atthe points .fr by the portions of the rail itself, in place of theseparate piece B. In each of the constructions shown by Figs. 1, 2, andIl and by Figs. 4 and 5 a continuous bearingsurface is formedV to theIpermanent way from end to end, the breaks between the ends of the railsbeing bridged in the one case by the piece B and in the other by theends ot' the rails themselves. By this construction, owing to the endsof the rails being cut away or recessed, so as to be out of the way ofthe passing wheels, the inconvenience, discomfort, and Wear incidentalto the old construction of permanent ways ot' railroads are avoided, andgreat economy and comfort of travel are ob- Itained.

In the drawings I have shown my invention applied to single-headed railsadapted to be held in position by spiking directly to the ties; but itisequally applicable to double-headed rails which are secured in positionby chairs or other holding means.

In Figs. l., 2, and 3 I have shown the head A2 of the rails A A, andalso their bases A, cut away flush to the faces ot' their webs A2 andthe bridge-piece B, with a head, B2, and base Bi, also cut away tlushwit-h the web B", the consequence ot' which is that the combined rail atthat point is wider than the remainder ofthe track; but this may bevaried. The webs A4 of each of the sections A A muy be also cut away, aswell as the heads Al and bases A, to the center of the web, therebybridging the parts B and the rails A A, iiush on their outer surfaces,in a manner similar to that in which the ends of the rails are cut awayin the modification shown by Figs. 4

`and 5.

In employing rails made according to my invention, as shown by Figs. l,2, and 3, with the parts each formed with full webs, the parts B arealways on the outside of the track, away from the path of the lang'es ofthe wheels. In manufacturing new rails the inclination of the endsv ofthe surface of the heads of the rails, as well as the depressions in thesides of the heads and bases of the rails, may be formed in the processof manufacture, or by subsequent cutting by saws or planiugmachines.

Rails now in use or manufactured may be converted readily to comply withthe requirements of my invention. rlhe inclinations'or depressions inthe ends ot' the surface of the heads AZ of the rails, and on thesurfaces of the heads of the subsidiary pieces, may be of angular,curved, or other suitable form. The depressions in the heads of therails and the subsidiary pieces are formed of slight depth, sufficientto avoid all contact with the tires of the wheels while the same arepassing the junction of the rails. The depressions in the rails -aremuch narrower than the depth of the anges of the wheels, by preferencenot exceeding one-fourth.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. A permanent way for railroads, composed of a series ot' rails havingthe bearing-surfaces of their heads cut away or inclined, as described,at each end of each section and connected together by intermediatebridgingpieces, also having inclined or cut-away ends bridged by therails they connect, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with a pair of rails formed with bearing surfaceshaving cutaway or inclined portions at each end, ot' a bridging andconnecting piece, B, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, with recesses or depressions formed, as described,in the subsidiary bridging-pieces employed in conjunction with arailroad-track, ot' a bearing-surface arranged by the side of saidrecesses or depressions, the said bearing-surface being on a level withthe bearingsuri'ace of the track, substantiall y as shuown anddescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day ofFebruary, 1886.

AhIiElt'l CONTI DE BARBARAN.

Witnesses:

.TAMns M. TULLY, IV. ConnonNn Baookns.

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